My subjective opinion on the worth of the lower and upper.
Fair enough, that is what everybody has to use to decide on what something is worth to them.
I guess at the rate these NR semi auto rifles with AR component compatabilty are being approved and brought to market now.... it will only be a matter of time before someone with some cash to spend farms out the uppers and lowers to a much more affordable manufacturing process and undercuts all these guys by 1/2.
Or the Libs make all semi-auto centerfire rifles restricted in the next month or two.
I have built billet recievers from scratch on my own equipment. The pricing on the reciever set is very reasonable considering what you are getting.
Nobody wants practical experience here, stop it.
Canadian shooters are some of the cheapest people around. They want fancy gear but want to pay Norinco prices... LoL
It does seem so, and I would put myself in that category as well (being cheap that is, not expecting something for nothing). I don't b!tch about how someone who is selling the only product on the market in that category is gouging, though. I will just not buy it and do without if I don't feel it is worth it to me.
Delete. I'm not going to bother anymore.
You're no fun.
For the people who know what it costs to machine something like this upper/lower combo and think these are overpriced...
What percentage of the stuff you design and prototype has to then go in a black box for anything from one to three years, at the end of which you may simply be told "you can't make this and everything associated with it is now worthless"?
That's what you're paying for. Not just machine time.
Indeed. That's why I mentioned design/develop/test expenses in the costs. Then add on having to sweat out the RCMP bending you over at the end of it all.
Theres nothing fancy about it tho, its just 2 CNC'd chunks of aluminum.
As noted above, two pieces of CNC'd aluminum with a bunch of design/development time and riding out the FRT process added to them. The machining part is easy, it's deciding what shape to machine that costs a lot extra.
If it was that simple why isn't there a Murry 3-D rifle out on the market?
Fair question.
I agree with most of the sane posters here, 1000 dollars is outrageous for a stripped lower/upper. For comparison purposes arguably the highest quality AMBI billet combo set by MEGA arms is $699, comes with a charging handle, forward assist and brass deflector...
So, you think that a non-comparable product that was a well established and developed design that required no R&D, no significant testing and no FRT process should cost the same as a brand new product with no competition in a different niche?
I don't understand why this company is choosing to sell a little amount for $1000, when they could sell a rediculus amount for a few 100 dollars less.
Maybe they think they will sell all they can make at $1000? If they priced them at $700 instead of $1000 they have to sell 43% more receiver sets to break even on the price reduction. A $600 price needs 67% more sales to break even. I can't imagine the numbers working out even close to that for them and that isn't even taking into account that their margins shrink much more rapidly than the price does.
If you don't like the price don't buy it. There is no other option if this is what you want.
Indeed. Personally, I do think their price is a bit high but they are selling the only one available on the market at the moment and that means they can name their price.
Do the math.
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Good post. I would personally use a better barrel than a $99 special, but that is my choice.
Maccabee confirmed on Instagram the rifle uses standard trigger components.
Sweet.
LOL, once again CGN'er has an unrealistic grasp of the size the Canadian firearms market, even worse understanding of the manufacturing and how to run business.
Again, practical experience isn't wanted here.
Gotta laugh at the idea that these will fly out the door at $650 but $1000 people won't buy them.
I have had the same thought. For what lots of guys throw into their AR range toys $350 amounts to a medium sized rounding error.
Mark
